Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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